Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858255 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Forklift and Rack

Accident Summary Nr: 201858255 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308084003	10/18/2004	2732	323117	Quebecor World Book Services, Llc

Abstract: On October 15, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a Raymond standup rider truck. She had placed a pallet of papers on the top rack in a warehouse. As she was backing the truck away from the rack, she pulled the pallet off the rack causing it to fall in the aisle. She had been turning the truck to the left during this time and the truck made a complete 180 degree turn. The operator's compartment came to a stop underneath the rack and she was pinned between the rack and the controls of the truck. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, STAND-UP OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308084003			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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